Memoirs of the Life, Adventures, and Military Exploits of Israel Putnam, Senior Major-General in the Revolutionary Army of the United States, and next in Rank to General Washington. Ithaca, [NY]: Mack, Andrus, & Woodruff, 1839. [9280]
Leather spine with plain blue paper over card, joints cracked with the front fragile, backstrip chipped top & bottom, 6 x 3 3/4 inches. 119 pp., text block tight, light foxing. Good. Hardcover.
Israel Putnam (1718-1790), b. Danvers, Massachusetts Bay Province; d. Brooklyn, Connecticut. An officer with Roger's Rangers during the French & Indian War, Putnam earned accolades and distinction for his bravery during the Battle of Bunker Hill. He had become prominent as a member of the Sons of Liberty and was a leader of the opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765. He was second brigadier of the Connecticut forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Putnam suffered a stroke in 1779, which ended his military career.